Knockdown bin or tank.



M. V. HOSTETTER. KNOGKDOWN BIN OR TANK. APPLICATION FILED JAN. SI 1911.

L2513L I Patented Apr.23,1912.

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M. V. HOSTETTER. mocxnownmm on TANK.

APPLICATION FILED JAILS, 1911.

1,02,133 Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

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1e Unites States, and residenfi State of Weshingteze have new incl useful ImprVeckclown or Tanks, eit' ewing is SPEiE-lfi CBilGE. on reieies he an improvement 2.. eeznprises e kneele for she reeeptieh ef Wheat, eml for any materiel which 1 l; e jeirits.

ee r' -cemhinei-iees of perts which will he ih'ziffef 'ieecrihe'cl encl particularly iJQgIiiBCl cut in lhe cl ims.

The ebfject of my :1 him which may he reeelily set up and taken flown withoui demahclingslcilleci labor for "enofli and one in which the parts are all srach smell size and Weight that they/.3113

. in the drawings 1 shown my inveniiozi the form which isnew eel by me. H I

igure 1 is an elevation of ecofi'ipleierl crib two of the corners having the Well broken iobe'tter show its eonstructio i. Fig 2 is 2: plan iew. Fig". 3 is a side view one end of: one of the members of which iihe Well is eompeseri, and Fi g: 1 is e sirle VlCW show the opposite enel of she same her, from ilieiseme sicle; 5 is e o" )0 the line X, X, of Fig 3. Fig use plan View of the joint between e Well memhers, at their yoini of at ilhe corners. Fig. "5" is a.

v H ofthe chute or gate, anelFig. seet on'eii the center 1111s of the chute.

l mehe'my bin in the outline of a polygon shews one sicle of the chute in plan,

preferably a regular polygon, the sides being built rip of boerds placed on edge aml riotehecl so as to interlock at the corners Where they overlap, so that they will. be se eurely helcl 'tegeiher. 1' also prefer to have heir erlges shaped so as to interlock, as by forming them Wifih tongue and rom/e se as to makes firm and solid wall, and one which (lesirecl or neeeied.

Specification 9 Letters i chemo-tar and does not ole iriyinvez fl'eh cereoiises the novel parts.

iriyehtion is to provide may be built up to Whatever height mey he The members which. compose the sides notched at each end, as shown in Figs. 3 and {1- the two re mesenii lllVQlYi-llfi construchien oi eppo the same member. Each (3115 h K a greove or notch cilia aeress ii; elewn he e iniclell line of the hosrrl. The eagle at which greove or slots extends eorrespemie viii-h teeof the COEEQQF, 01? bin. in e bin herein shown the angles u are nil and censequentl the angle ef the notches er slots are er The slat i'lGiiCll 1 5i one end of file Well boarcls is 011 one edge of the beard while the notch. at the e'lher encl e313 the Well boarcl is on the opposite thereof, hut

\ ere efcherwise alike. is e eonsequence ,these boards may he built up and interlocked, in

s, the r oercls of the same tier being each interlecirefi Wiih the adjacent hoarlsef the tier. Upon one edge rhese boards are previeleel with groove 12 and upon the opposiiie edge 'w h a tongee 11 sefiet bolarkls adjacent the ii the hoards in Whieiedge of the hoarrl ha ling e pesite edge is previderl Witi e supplemental groove 13 to accommodate the iongue oi the board in the tier below and iii the sicle nexi adjacent This is clearly shown in Figs. 6 and 3. r

The preiecting ends of the Well boards are preferably slightly cut clown or beveled,

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as shown at 5.6 an 17, enough he remove the tongue and the Walls of the groove I else prefer to reinforce the ends by bolt 19 and e e1ip 18 of metal, frherehy lesseuing the probability of the eater SZClG oi the notche from breaking off.

The iie'er of he bin posecl or tongiie-encl groeved lumber, out t0 ferm the shape and. size 0% floor neecleci, see also preferably groevetlnear the ends of'the boards so as to receive the lower edge of the hottem tier of hoerrls, whereby a right joint is secured, This gree've is shown at 20 Where one corner or" the wall is hrelzen away.

It may be desired, er necessary at times,

is preferably comto provide some means fer holcling the Wells bringing a strain upon the walls. As shown these consist of links 3 provided with eyes or hooks 30 adapted to be engaged, the lower link having a hook 34 adapted to hook over theend of a floor board and the upper with a hook adapted to hook over the top board. I also provide a turnbuckle 31 and two threaded sections 32, whereby the whole may be tightened up. These links may be made in sections of different lengths, so that they may be adjusted for different heights of walls. If desired, also, two rods such as the end rods, each provided with a hook 34 on one end and threaded to receive the turnbuckle at the other end, may be used.

When this bin is set up outdoors, it should be provided with a cover. I have herein shown a means for the ready .ap licati'on of a canvas cover. This will be ound suflicient where its use partakes of a temporary character. On top of the walls is placed a board 7, of sufiicient width to extend out as far as the projecting ends of the wall boards. This may be a one inch board and would not need to be wider than about six inches. It forms a straight bearing for the reception of the canvas and carries the canvas be-- yond the walls, so that there will be no leakage into the bin. To make it better able to stand rain without leaking, I prefer to provide the wall boards with a bevel 10 on their outer sides next their upper edge.

This will prevent the possibility of rain beating into the crack between the boards. I also provide a chute from which grain may be drawn when desired. This is shown in detail in Figs. 7, 8 and 9. In the upper edge of the lower board and the under,

edge of the board next above it, I cut notches which will register when the boards are ut in place. I also provide two blocks 5, al ike except that they are rights and lefts. These blocks are made of two inch lumber, and are provided, upon their outer side faces with a groove 50 of a width to fit closely over the end surfaces of the wall boards within the notches provided for the reception of the chute or gate. The length of these blocks is the vertical height of the opening provided in the wall boards, except that a tenon or tongue 52 is provided and a groove for the reception thereof is provided in the upper board, whereby the upper ends of the blocks 5 are prevented from moving inward. I also provide a sill board 6, adapted to lie in the bottom of the chute opening and to project from the outer face of the bin wall, as shown in Fig. 8. The side blocks 5 are provided with a shoulder or chamfer 53, for the reception of the ends of the sill 6, to securely hold it in place, and also to prevent the blocks 5 from emg forced inward, or toward each other. The inner or opposed faces of the blocks 5 are provided with a vertically extending -when desired. The opening 4 for the discharge may be made of anysize desired. When a canvas cover is used, a central support therefor must be provided. As this comprises no part of my present invention, I have not herein shown its construction. It may be provided in any manner which happens to be most convenient.

The floor may be put upon any suitable supports which happen to be available. I have shown it as upon timbers 21. This form of bin may be set up in the field, to receive the grain as threshed, or may be placed where its use may be conveniently made permanent. by any one, and may be made of any height desired or required to furnish the capacity desired. The boards forming the walls are all of the same shape and size, being interchangeable, except the two which contain the notches which form the chute opening.

They are of such substantial character that they are not likely to become broken, They are also small and light and convenient to handle. They may be stacked away, under cover when the bin is not needed, thus prolonging its life. A bin constructed in this manner may be made very tight, in fact may be used successfully as a silo.' The only place where there would be any possibility of leakage is at the corner joints, and if these are accurately cut there will be little leakage there, particularly as the tension under which they would he placed when filled, tends to draw these joints tight. By substantially-supporting the floor and placing Something to serve as a packing in the floor groove which receives the wall boards, this joint may be made water tight.

The material for the bin may be made in the finished form at the mill and shipped ready to set up, thereby avoiding payment of freight upon waste material. When made under factory or mill conditions, where machinery exists for doing this work economically, the cost of shaping the pieces boards. each board having atransverse notch extending from opposite edges at opposite ends half way across the board, the grooved edge of the end which is notched from the tongued edge having a transverse groove adapted to form an extension of the groove in. the edge of the board of the same tier which interlocks therewith.

2. A knock-down bin having walls composed of tongue and grooved board's each having at one end, a transverse notch extendthe board and notch extending from the with the walls a washer upon said ing from the tongued edge half way across at the other end having a grooved edge half way zi'crosfithe board, the rooved edge of the board liaving an auxiliary transverse groove, extending opposite to and parallel of the notch in the tongued edge and adapted to receive the tongue of a board in the .ad'a'cent tier, the ends of said boards beyond t eir transverse notches having a bolt extending transversely therethrough from edge to edge, and a clip embracing the edge of the board and placed as bolt at its notched side.

SQAsan article of manufacture, a tongue and grooved board having a notch at each end extending transversely thereof and half groove and extending transversely thereof opposite the notch which extends from'the ton ed ed e and in osition to receive the gu P tongue of a ike board placed above and with its sides in the same planes as those of the side walls of said notch.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature at Milton, Washington, this 27th day of December, 1910.

- MELVIN V. HQSTETTER. Witnesses:

R. W. CULVER,

THOMAS C. HURST. 

